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    Showing 115 homicides in South Lawndale since Jan. 1, 2007.

    Name, age +
    story    		 Date, time +
    case number    		 Block Cause +
    Locale
    Tony Purnell, 42
    > Read more     		6/23/14 2600 S. California Ave. Assault
    Debra Escobedo, 49
    > Read more     		6/1/14
    HX284832     		2700 W. 24th St. Gunshot
    Street
    Cesar Nieves, 34
    > Read more     		5/10/14
    3:24 p.m.
    HX255761     		4100 W. 28th St. Gunshot
    Street
    Benito Juarez, 40
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		4/27/14
    5:24 a.m.
    HX238998     		4100 W. 26th St. Stabbing
    Street
    Juan Ocon, 32
    > Read more     		4/20/14
    1:01 p.m.
    HX230593     		2800 S. Sawyer Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Timmy Bermudez, 19
    > Read more     		4/20/14
    1:01 p.m.
    HX230593     		2800 S. Sawyer Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Miguel Naverrette, 15
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		1/26/14
    4:48 a.m.
    HX128524     		4100 W. 30th St. Gunshot
    Street
    Jose Nunez, 23
    > Read more     		1/25/14
    2:55 a.m.
    HX126814     		3800 W. 26th St. Gunshot
    Street
    Geo Martinez, 22
    > Read more     		1/15/14
    7:24 p.m.
    HX115965     		3200 W. 23rd St. Gunshot
    Street
    Christopher Ramirez, 16
    > Read more     		12/18/13
    11:39 p.m.
    HW574749     		2600 S. Trumbull Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Rosa Maria Perez, 27
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		11/21/13
    10:15 a.m.
    HW542119     		2900 W. Cermak Rd. Stabbing
    Apartment
    Javier Gonzalez, 17
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		11/15/13
    1:30 p.m.
    HW533683     		3000 S. Karlov Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Kelly Coca, 28
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		8/13/13
    12:15 a.m.
    HW405390     		2800 S. Kildare Ave. Gunshot
    Residence
    Karla Eguez, 5
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		8/13/13
    12:15 a.m.
    HW405390     		2800 S. Kildare Ave. Gunshot
    Residence
    Alexander Lagunas, 18
    > Read more     		6/16/13
    10:08 a.m.
    HW320694     		3100 S. Pulaski Rd. Gunshot
    Vehicle
    Ricardo Herrera, 21
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		6/15/13
    10:50 p.m.
    HW320604     		2500 S. Ridgeway Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Victor Damian, 15
    > Read more     		3/17/13
    11:40 a.m.
    HW196147     		2800 S. Spaulding Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Salvador Ponce, 31
    > Read more     		2/3/13
    1:45 p.m.
    HW142848     		4100 W. 30th St. Gunshot
    Street
    Victor Vega, 15
    > Read more     		1/11/13
    6:41 p.m.
    HW113783     		2600 S. Ridgeway Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Freddie Hernandez, 20
    > Read more     		11/17/12
    3:15 a.m.
    HV565520     		2500 S. Trumbull Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Alex Ruiz, 22
    > Read more     		8/19/12
    3:28 a.m.
    HV436957     		3000 S. Pulaski Rd. Gunshot
    Street
    John Kouzios, 33
    > Read more     		6/30/12
    2:15 a.m.
    HV005095     		2500 S. Kildare Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Jose Galvan, 42
    > Read more     		6/30/12
    2:15 a.m.
    HV005095     		2500 S. Kildare Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Natalie Brady, 35
    > Read more     		5/28/12
    5:31 a.m.
    HV306745     		3000 S. Kostner Ave. Gunshot
    Alley
    Felix Lares, 24
    > Read more     		5/11/12
    8:49 p.m.
    HV282343     		2700 S. Homan Ave. Gunshot
    Sidewalk
    Juan Hernandez, 41
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		4/1/12
    4 a.m.
    HV223307     		2600 S. Tripp Ave. Gunshot
    Sidewalk
    Ramon Salgado, 22
    > Read more     		3/21/12
    1:13 p.m.
    HV207916     		2800 S. Kildare Ave. Gunshot
    Alley
    Aliyah Shell, 6
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		3/17/12
    3:35 p.m.
    HV202018     		3100 S. Springfield Ave. Gunshot
    Residential Yard
    Johnny Vargas, 19
    > Read more     		3/15/12
    2:57 a.m.
    HV197912     		3000 S. St. Louis Ave. Gunshot
    Porch
    Rogelio Cervantes, 22
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		2/19/12
    5:43 p.m.
    HV164778     		2800 W. 25th St. Gunshot
    Vehicle
    Raymond Jerz, 24
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		2/11/12
    3:30 a.m.
    HV153666     		3000 W. 23rd St. Gunshot
    Street
    Juan Melendez, 24
    > Read more     		1/8/12
    6:09 a.m.
    HV109353     		2300 S. Whipple St. Gunshot
    Alley
    Marcus Winsley, 23
    > Read more     		9/17/11
    11:42 p.m.
    HT501879     		2500 S. Spaulding Ave. Gunshot
    Residential Yard
    Gumaro Chavez, 28
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		9/17/11
    2:10 a.m.
    HT500599     		2600 S. Kedvale Ave. Stabbing
    Other
    Christopher Pinkins, 27
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		8/23/11
    2:30 p.m.
    HT462057     		3000 S. Pulaski Rd. Strangling
    Sidewalk
    Jose Gallardo, 37
    > Read more     		7/28/11
    12:30 a.m.
    HT419132     		3000 S. Drake Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Jose Maldonado, 23
    > Read more     		7/2/11
    8:52 a.m.
    HT376457     		3000 S. Karlov Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Lazaro Enriquez, 20
    > Read more     		6/23/11
    10:38 a.m.
    HT361674     		2800 S. Kolin Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    David Lopez, 21 6/23/11
    1:40 a.m.
    HT361310     		3300 W. 27th St. Stabbing
    Residence
    Victor Ramirez, 29
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		6/5/11
    12:50 a.m.
    HT331248     		2800 S. Homan Ave. Gunshot
    Residential Yard
    Name Unknown, 40
    > Read more     		5/11/11
    12:30 a.m.
    HT291491     		2300 S. Avers Ave. Assault
    Apartment
    Omar Mendez, 16
    > Read more     		4/14/11
    4 p.m.
    HT249886     		2700 S. Kildare Ave. Gunshot
    Sidewalk
    Arturo Santana, 16
    > Read more     		4/13/11
    9:24 p.m.
    HT248769     		2600 S. Ridgeway Ave. Stabbing
    Residential Yard
    Armando Corral, 50
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		4/11/11
    1:55 a.m.
    HT244208     		3000 S. St. Louis Ave. Assault
    Sidewalk
    Rodolfo Castro, 24
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		2/22/11
    1 a.m.
    HT173259     		2500 S. Sacramento Ave. Stabbing
    Apartment
    Renee Torres, 25
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		1/27/11
    9:10 p.m.
    HT138847     		4000 W. 25th Pl. Auto Crash
    Parking lot
    Alberto Quinto, 32
    > Read more     		1/16/11
    1:30 p.m.
    HT122016     		2600 S. Tripp Ave. Gunshot
    Sidewalk
    Jonathan Gonzalez, 19
    > Read more     		11/6/10
    7:28 a.m.
    HS601611     		2300 S. Albany Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Robert Vela, 35
    > Read more     		10/30/10
    7:02 p.m.
    HS590913     		2600 W. 24th St. Gunshot
    Sidewalk
    William Luttrel, 16
    > Read more     		9/24/10
    2:45 a.m.
    HS530986     		2400 S. Drake Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Jennifer Alvarado, 22
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		9/6/10
    5:46 p.m.
    HS501948     		2700 W. 24th St. Gunshot
    Vehicle
    Barry Smith, 45
    > Read more     		6/19/10
    3:01 a.m.
    HS367475     		2200 S. Springfield Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Waseem Smith, 25
    > Read more     		6/19/10
    3:01 a.m.
    HS367475     		2200 S. Springfield Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Leon Smith, 28
    > Read more     		6/19/10
    3:01 a.m.
    HS367475     		2200 S. Springfield Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Michelle Maldonado, 19
    > Read more     		6/17/10
    8:26 a.m.
    HS364075     		3900 W. 31st St. Gunshot
    Sidewalk
    Jorge Flores, 22
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		6/14/10
    5:40 a.m.
    HS358561     		2400 S. Central Park Ave. Gunshot
    Other
    Name Unknown, 20
    > Read more     		5/31/10
    3:44 a.m.
    HS335199     		2600 S. Ridgeway Ave. Gunshot
    Alley
    Anthony Kyser, 35
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		5/8/10
    10:50 a.m.     		2600 S. Pulaski Rd. Strangling
    Drug store
    Linda Southard, 53 3/9/10 2800 W. 25th St. Gunshot
    Martin Cruz Jr., 19
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		2/28/10
    9:15 p.m.
    HS185508     		3000 S. Avers Ave. Stabbing
    Sidewalk
    Luis Rodriguez, 25
    > Read more     		2/6/10
    11 p.m.
    HS154979     		3000 S. Christiana Ave. Strangling
    Alley
    Alfonso Magana, 20
    > Read more     		1/21/10
    9:12 p.m.
    HS131341     		2800 S. Kenneth Ave. Gunshot
    Porch/hallway
    Williams Diaz, 16
    > Read more     		1/19/10
    9:20 p.m.
    HS128187     		3300 W. 27th St. Gunshot
    Sidewalk
    John Wilson, 20
    > Read more     		11/30/09
    8:27 p.m.
    HR668056     		2700 W. Cermak Rd. Gunshot
    Sidewalk
    Carlos Plascencia, 36
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		11/9/09
    4:02 p.m.
    HR634598     		2100 S. California Ave. Gunshot
    Apartment
    Ventura Colin, 48
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		10/3/09
    8 p.m.
    HR571174     		3100 S. Kedzie Ave. Trauma
    Abandoned building
    Alfredo Fortoso, 19
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		9/27/09
    12:48 a.m.
    HR558347     		3900 W. 25th St. Gunshot
    Sidewalk
    Jose Vargas, 28
    > Read more     		9/24/09
    9:02 p.m.
    HR554730     		2400 S. California Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Luis Hernandez, 17
    > Read more     		9/12/09
    1:51 a.m.
    HR532432     		3900 W. 30th St. Gunshot
    Sidewalk
    Eloy Gonzalez, 31
    > Read more     		9/6/09
    11:30 p.m.
    HR523628     		2800 S. Christiana Ave. Stabbing
    Other
    Adrian Maravilla, 29
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		8/30/09
    7:45 a.m.
    HR510824     		2600 S. Kildare Ave. Gunshot
    Alley
    Jose Zargas-Casarrubias, 23
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		7/12/09
    4:15 a.m.
    HR424520     		2300 S. Sawyer Ave. Assault
    Alley
    Jeremiah Porter, 22 4/8/09
    10:37 a.m.
    HR257562     		2600 W. 24th Place Auto Crash
    Alley
    Juan Torres, 31
    > Read more     		3/19/09
    12:30 p.m.
    HR223990     		3200 S. Lawndale Ave. Gunshot
    Parking lot
    Norman Nowling, 21
    > Read more     		2/27/09
    8 a.m.
    HR190454     		2600 W. 25th St. Strangling
    Alley
    Esteban Martinez, 15
    > Read more     		12/22/08
    8:48 p.m.
    HP746649     		3000 S. Avers Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Christopher Sodaro, 17
    > Read more     		10/12/08
    5:54 a.m.
    HP622688     		2400 S. Hamlin Ave. Assault
    Street
    Isabel Gordillo, 25
    > Read more     		10/10/08
    5 a.m.
    HP619020     		2600 S. Homan Ave. Gunshot
    Garage
    Ramon Rolon, 42
    > Read more     		7/27/08
    5:11 a.m.
    HP477250     		2400 S. Hamlin Ave. Arson
    Residence
    Emilio Tamayo, 26
    > Read more     		7/21/08
    12:25 a.m.
    HP464866     		2500 S. Harding Ave. Gunshot
    Porch/hallway
    Nicole Medina, 20
    > Read more     		7/19/08
    3:15 a.m.
    HP461379     		4100 W. 24th St. Gunshot
    Sidewalk
    Juan Aguilero, 15
    > Read more     		7/12/08
    7:48 p.m.
    HP448885     		3800 W. 30th St. Gunshot
    Sidewalk
    Pierre Moore, 22
    > Read more     		7/5/08
    1:53 a.m.
    HP433639     		2200 S. Springfield Ave. Gunshot
    Porch/hallway
    Cesar Lopez, 19
    > Read more     		6/26/08
    10:30 p.m.
    HP418308     		2600 S. Kedvale Ave. Gunshot
    Vehicle
    Santiago Ayala, 25
    > Read more     		6/11/08
    11:22 p.m.
    HP389880     		2500 S. Keeler Ave. Gunshot
    Sidewalk
    Carlos Gonzalez, 22
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		5/15/08
    10:30 a.m.
    HP336622     		2800 S. Kenneth Ave. Gunshot
    Other
    Marcos Valencia, 47
    > Read more     		4/30/08
    5 a.m.
    HP308521     		2800 S. Kildare Ave. Gunshot
    Apartment
    Gloria Gonzales, 58
    > Read more     		4/30/08
    5 a.m.
    HP308521     		2800 S. Kildare Ave. Gunshot
    Apartment
    Francisco Gutierrez, 43
    > Read more     		4/30/08
    5 a.m.
    HP308521     		2800 S. Kildare Ave. Gunshot
    Apartment
    Angel Ramirez, 26
    > Read more     		4/20/08
    10:32 p.m.
    HP291324     		2800 W. 21st St. Gunshot
    Residence
    Edubina Radilla, 26
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		3/29/08
    7:38 a.m.
    HP249884     		3000 W. 24th St. Stabbing
    Apartment
    Landa Ramirez, 30s
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		2/9/08
    9:20 p.m.
    HP168112     		2700 S. Drake Ave. Stabbing
    Porch/hallway
    Rafael Villagrana, 18
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		2/9/08
    9:20 p.m.
    HP168112     		2700 S. Drake Ave. Stabbing
    Porch/hallway
    Carolyn Schranz, 41
    > Read more     		1/25/08
    1:18 p.m.
    HP142528     		3400 S. Kedzie Ave. Stabbing
    Other
    Roky Uriostegui, 16
    > Read more     		1/15/08
    7:49 p.m.
    HP125952     		2600 W. 23rd Pl. Gunshot
    Street
    Name Unknown, 34 1/5/08
    4:57 a.m.
    HP107199     		3000 W. 25th St.
    Sidewalk
    Francisco Reyes, Unknown
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		12/24/07
    12:13 a.m.
    HN775327     		2600 S. Whipple St. Assault
    Sidewalk
    Martin Segura, 22
    > Read more     		12/15/07
    6:25 a.m.
    HN760186     		2600 W. Luther St. Gunshot
    Street
    Name Unknown, Unknown
    > Read more     		12/12/07
    12:01 a.m.
    HN754791     		2100 S. Homan Ave. Strangling
    Garage
    Miguel Gomez, 16
    > Read more     		11/8/07
    4:42 p.m.
    HN696226     		3000 S. Kildare Ave. Gunshot
    Sidewalk
    Oberia Pierce, 66
    > Read more     		10/26/07
    7:19 p.m.
    HN671718     		2200 S. Spaulding Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Alejandro Rodriguez, 21
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		10/21/07
    2:02 a.m.
    HN660660     		2700 S. Spaulding Ave. Gunshot
    Sidewalk
    Rosa Hernandez, 52
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		10/2/07
    12:40 a.m.
    HN623476     		2800 S. Spaulding Ave. Stabbing
    Apartment
    Jose Galvan, 31
    > Read more     		9/23/07
    1:06 a.m.
    HN605677     		3000 S. St. Louis Ave. Stabbing
    Sidewalk
    Jose Padilla, 22
    > Read more     		8/18/07
    9:40 a.m.
    HN536144     		2600 W. Luther St. Gunshot
    Sidewalk
    Jose Fernandez, 27
    > Read more     		7/21/07
    4:37 a.m.
    HN479547     		2600 S. Springfield Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Esteban Aguilar, 22 7/5/07
    3:55 a.m.
    HN446828     		2800 S. Karlov Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Roberto Duran, 14
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		6/11/07
    8:57 p.m.
    HN399309     		4200 W. 25th St. Gunshot
    Street
    Marlon D. Price, 17
    > Read more     		5/20/07
    3:03 a.m.
    HN353433     		2300 S. Drake Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Mario Lopez, 18 4/6/07
    9:30 a.m.
    HN265885     		2800 W. 23rd St. Gunshot
    Street
    Vincent Guerrero, 18
    > Read more     		4/5/07
    10:25 p.m.
    HN267835     		2800 S. Avers Ave. Gunshot
    Porch/hallway
    Victor Casillas, 15
    > Read more
    > Follow-up coverage     		3/19/07
    8:33 p.m.
    HN235814     		3000 S. Karlov Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Mario Reyes, 41
    > Read more     		2/10/07
    1:03 a.m.
    HN169461     		2500 S. Drake Ave. Gunshot
    Street
    Gloria Padilla, 28
    > Read more     		1/16/07
    10:22 p.m.
    HN127983     		2400 S. St. Louis Ave. Stabbing
    Apartment
    Camerino Guzman, 25 1/1/07
    3:10 a.m.
    HN101673     		3000 S. St. Louis Ave. Stabbing
    Street

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